MedPage Today April 4, 2024
— After a decade of increases, health officials aren’t sure if change is just a statistical blip
New U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022, a surprising improvement after more than a decade of steady increases, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Experts are not sure whether the 6% decline is a statistical blip or the start of a downward trend. Seeing 2023 and 2024 data, when it’s available, will help public health officials understand what’s going on, said Daniel Raymond, director of policy at the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, an advocacy organization.
“We’ve had a decade of bad news … I am cautiously encouraged,” he said. “You always want to hope something like this is real, and a potential...
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